M5.0 earthquake 37 km NE of Cortes, Philippines
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 37 km NE of Cortes, Philippines on Fri, Feb 13, 1981, 7:32 PM GMT+8 (11:32 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 56 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-13 11:32:21 UTC
- Depth
- 56.8 km (35.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.536° N, 126.415° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.256 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16658 days ago · 56 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.937 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16657 days ago · 56 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.849 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines · 16656 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.522 km NE of Cortes, Philippines · 16638 days ago · 51 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.110 km E of Talisay, Philippines · 16609 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.015 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16606 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.152 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 16603 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.711 km ESE of Union, Philippines · 16602 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.217 km E of Pilar, Philippines · 16601 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.030 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines · 16601 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.328 km NE of Pilar, Philippines · 16601 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001c5d. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.